Kenneth Langone Speaks to Langone MBA Students at Inaugural Speaker Series Event

— October 4, 2013

You’re here at night because you want to succeed, you want to win. --Kenneth Langone

Kenneth Langone (MBA ’60), founder and CEO of Invemed and co-founder of Home Depot, joined Langone MBA students for the inaugural 2013-2014 Langone Speaker Series event. Professor Charlie Murphy moderated the discussion, beginning with a one-on-one interview and followed by an open Q&A session with students.

“A great leader gets people to do so much more than they thought they could,” said Mr. Langone to a packed auditorium of Langone MBAs. Mr. Langone spoke candidly on a variety of topics including successes, failures, ethics, governance and generational theft. Specifically, he advised: